Christina Applegate, best known as the character Kelly Bundy on the long running Married With Children, announced that she has breast cancer on Saturday.
The 36-year-old
actress was diagnosed with the cancer during a regular MRI according to her spokeswoman Ame Van Iden.
Applegate's mother has battled both breast and cervical cancer. That has lead the actress to be an advocate for breast cancer research.
Applegate is currently starring in the television show "Samantha Who?"
The actress is undergoing treatment and expected to have a full recovery.